Alcohol intoxication is the result of alcohol entering the bloodstream faster than it can be metabolized by the liver, which breaks down the ethanol into non-intoxicating byproducts.
Emancipation. 1  On August 12, 2005, an Arizona law went into effect that permits minors who are at least 16 but not yet 18, to apply to be emancipated or to be declared legally an adult. The minor must prove they are financially self-sufficient and able to provide their own food, housing and medical care without parental assistance.
While emancipation gives a minor child many adult privileges, some rites of passage are still governed by age rather than a minorâs legal status. For example, a 15 year-old emancipated minor still canât vote, buy alcohol, or get a driver's license. Moreover, even if youâre emancipated, you canât simply quit school. State laws vary, but typically a child canât drop out of school before age 16 and sometimes age 18. Those rules still apply to emancipated minors.